Hi All,

In this instructables I am going to share how to make miniature wooden house. It is tiny and super fun to make. needs a patients and time.... Main items used in this instructables was found easily. I did not buy anything....

I worked on this project every night after dinner for 2 to 3 hrs ( last 1 week ).. I certainly learnt a lot

Step 1: What Do You Need ?

Material

A rock or stone : I found mine on road
Popsicle sticks : Mine were thinner than regular fund them at the coffee station
PVA glue or fevicol
Cutter
Tooth picks
Skewers
Acrylic paints etc
Dried bamboo twigs from my apartment garden

No power tools needed, just you imagination

Step 2: Prepare

Wash the rock, bamboo twigs and let them to dry
Glue several popsicle stick to make few thin wooden planks / sheets
Let the glue dry before we start the next step
Add supports as needed

Step 3: House

Cut the wood sheets as shown above
Glue them together
I used paper tape to hold them together and added a support inside to prevent it collapsing
Let it dry for 2 hours
Add details like doors, chimney and base etc

Tips :

You could choose a different shape for your house
To simplify this step, you could take a big piece of wood and shape it into a house using saw and then sticking popsicle picks for details

Step 4: Path on the Rock

The idea is that this rock is a hill or a island in water
We have a wooden path which goes around the rock
This path has is has moss etc
I started at the top and slowly added each piece
Added support where the popsicle stick was touching the rock
After every piece, you need to wait for 2hrs to dry
Once done paint the patch with watery green and brown

Tips :

If you are comfortable using super glue, this step gets done faster
I always end up gluing myself and making change later is difficult
While one piece was drying I would work on another, like painting or tree etc

Step 5: Boat

Take 4 to 5 pieces of popsicle sticks between 3 to 4 cm
Glue them together and leave them to dry
Once dried, use a sandpaper and cutter to give this a boat like shape
Leave the boa's bottom flat, so that it could stand upright without an additional support
Add the central mast and two sails
Glue them and let it to dry

Step 6: Paint Job

Using Acrylic paints ( I you may choose different colors)
- Paint brown ( water wash ) to give the wooden finish
- Paint green, let it dry
- Now paint teal Blue, leaving some of the green to still be visible like moss
For the roof, i rubbed a little black paint
I accidentally painted the sails, so had to retouch them with whit paint

Tips